Who is my gas provider UK?

If you're not sure who your supplier is, you can find out from your electricity or gas network operator.

To find network operator information, go to the Energy Networks Association website.

To find out your electricity supplier:

To find out who your electricity supplier is, get in touch with your regional electricity distribution company. Some companies have an online tool to help you identify who your electricity supplier is. The contact details of the electricity distribution companies are listed below:

North Scotland (Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution) -

Central and Southern Scotland (SP Energy Networks) -

North East England and Yorkshire (Northern Powergrid) -

North West England (Electricity North West) -

Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and North Shropshire (SP Energy Networks) –

South Wales and South West England (Western Power Distribution) -

East Midlands and West Midlands (Western Power Distribution) -

London, South East England and Eastern England  (UK Power Networks) -

Southern England (Scottish and Southern Power Distribution) -

Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Electricity) -

Republic of Ireland (ESB Networks) –

To find out your gas supplier:

The Meter Point Administration Service can help you find who supplies your gas. You can use Find My Supplier or you can contact them on 0870 608 1524 (calls cost 7p/min plus your network access fee).

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Uswitch · Who Is My Gas And Electricity Supplier

It’s easy to find out which energy company supplies your property. The process will depend if you are looking to find your gas supplier or electricity supplier (or both) and whether you’ve just moved into the property.

If your home uses both electricity and gas, your property might use the same supplier for both fuels – known as a duel fuel plan. But as these records are kept separately, you’ll need to follow the process to find your gas supplier and your electricity supplier separately.

You can find out who your gas supplier is via the Find My Supplier service.

Alternatively, call the Meter Number Helpline on 0870 608 1524.

(Please note that calls to this number cost 7p per minute plus your phone company's access charge.)

You can use Find My Supplier and the Meter Number Helpline to find out who supplies your gas as well as find your MPRN number and gas transporter. Your MPRN, or "Meter Point Reference Number", is a way of identifying the unique gas supply to your property.

To find out who supplies your electricity you can call your regional electricity distribution telephone number. You can find the number for all British regions listed in the table below:

Please note that the cost of calling a phone number depends on the digits it starts with, your phone provider and whether you use a landline or mobile. However, it is now free for mobile users to call 0800 and 0808 numbers.

You can find your gas and electricity supplier online.

For gas you can use the Meter Point Administration Services’ Find My Supplier tool which uses your address to search the National Database and determine who your gas supplier is.

For electricity, you’ll need to contact your energy network operator (which you can find by using the Energy Network Association search tool) and ask them to tell you who your electricity supplier is.

Uswitch · Ive Just Moved In

If you've just moved to a new property and don't know who your gas or electricity supplier is, it's usually easy to find out. The simplest way to find out who supplies your energy is to ask the letting agent, landlord or the previous tenant of your property.

If the previous tenant of your property has called the electricity or gas supplier to let them know they're moving, it is likely that the energy supplier will send you a letter in the near future addressed to 'The Occupier'. This letter should provide any details you need about your gas and electricity or dual fuel supplier.

If you've already been living in your property for a while, or if the previous tenant hasn't told their gas or electricity supplier that they're moving on, you may need to contact your local electricity distribution company and the Meter Number Helpline on the numbers above to find out who supplies your electricity and gas.

Once you know who your current supplier is, it's time to take action. When you move to a new property, energy suppliers may automatically put you on a standard variable tariff, which is often their most expensive.

The standard variable tariff is your energy supplier's default plan, and may not offer any discounts that can be offered by online account management, paying by Direct Debit, or choosing a dual fuel plan. For this reason, many customers prefer to switch to a fixed deal, which means that the rate they pay per unit of energy used is fixed for a certain time and can't be changed.

On your final day in your property, you’ll need to take a meter reading to send to your supplier and compare against your final bill when you receive it. You’ll usually switch supplier (or at least tariff) when you move into a new place, so this is key to ensure you aren’t overcharged. You’ll need to do the same thing on your first day in your new home to ensure the supplier already in charge of that home knows how much to charge you, whether you switch away from it or not.

Uswitch · How To Find Out Which Energy Plan You Are On

The next step is to find out which gas and electricity tariff you're on. Once you've found out the plan you're on, you can find out how much your gas and electricity will be costing you.

To find out the name of your electricity and gas plan, there are several things you can do:

• Contact your electricity and gas suppliers directly and ask them

• Check your online account(s) if you have them

• Find your plan on your bill - it might be difficult to find, but it should be there

Now you know your electricity and gas supplier and plan name, you can run an energy price comparison to see how much you could save by changing electricity supplier, and find out if you could switch to a cheaper plan. You should be aware, though, that rising wholesale costs, and the current volatile state of the energy market has significantly reduced the number of deals available through price comparison sites like Uswitch.

Our comparison tables are constantly updated with the latest tariffs and rates, so you can be sure we're comparing the latest plans to find you a good deal.

Uswitch · What Information Do I Need To Switch My Energy

• Name of your current supplier

Remember, if you don't know who your current energy supplier is then contact the meter number helpline on 0870 608 1524, or use the website to find out who provides your gas, and use the table above to find out who supplies your electricity.

You would typically find out the amount of energy you use from your energy bill. If you have this information, try to enter your usage details in kWh for the most accurate comparison.

If you don't have any previous bills to help you compare, it doesn't matter - you can get an estimate by supplying the number of bedrooms in the property. Just make sure you enter your supplier and plan name at the beginning so we can apply the correct tariff rates to your usage estimate.

With Uswitch the switching process is as easy as possible. When you switch through us we will send your switch request through to your old supplier and pass your details through to your new supplier for you. If you choose to pay by Direct Debit we will help you set up your payment details too.

Once we process your switch you don't need to do anything until your new supplier gets in touch. Remember to provide your starting meter read to your new supplier when they request it as they will give this to your old supplier to use for your final bill.